Geste de Doon de Mayence

French epic poem

Also known as: “Cycle of the Rebel Barons”, “Cycle of the Revolted Knights”(Show More)

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The Geste de Doon de Mayence is a cycle of medieval French epic poems, known as chansons de geste, that form part of the Charlemagne legends. These poems typically feature rebellious barons who oppose Charlemagne or his successors. The cycle includes stories of heroes such as Doon himself, Girart de Roussillon, Raoul de Cambrai, and Ogier the Dane. While the chanson about Doon's childhood is romantic, the part describing his wars in Saxony may have a historical basis. These epics are characterized by their focus on warfare and feudal loyalties, though later poems incorporated elements of romance and courtly love.123

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Chansons de geste
The so-called Cycle of the Revolted Knights groups those poems that tell of revolts of feudal subjects against the emperor (Charlemagne or, more usually, his son, Louis). The Cycle of the King consists of the songs in which Charlemagne himself is a principal figure.
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The so-called Cycle of the Revolted Knights groups those poems that tell of revolts of feudal subjects against the emperor (Charlemagne or, more usually, his son, Louis). The Cycle of the King consists of the songs in which Charlemagne himself is a principal figure.
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The chansons de geste
The epics in the Geste de Doon de Mayence deal with rebellious vassals, among them Raoul de Cambrai, in a gripping story of injustice and strained loyalties. The fanciful 13th-century Huon de Bordeaux (Huon of the Horn), which introduces the fairy king Auberon (Shakespeare’s Oberon), has been placed here…
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The epics in the Geste de Doon de Mayence deal with rebellious vassals, among them Raoul de Cambrai, in a gripping story of injustice and strained loyalties. The fanciful 13th-century Huon de Bordeaux (Huon of the Horn), which introduces the fairy king Auberon (Shakespeare’s Oberon), has been placed here…
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Doon De Mayence
…belonging to a cycle called Geste de Doon de Mayence. This cycle tells of Charlemagne’s rebellious barons and contains the stories of heroes such as Girart de Roussillon, Raoul de Cambrai, Renaud de Montauban, and Ogier the Dane, all of whom are represented as opposing Charlemagne (though the emperor’s name…
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…belonging to a cycle called Geste de Doon de Mayence. This cycle tells of Charlemagne’s rebellious barons and contains the stories of heroes such as Girart de Roussillon, Raoul de Cambrai, Renaud de Montauban, and Ogier the Dane, all of whom are represented as opposing Charlemagne (though the emperor’s name…
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Ogier The Dane
…of these poems known as Geste de Doon de Mayence, which deals with the wars of the feudal barons against the emperor Charlemagne. The character of Ogier has a historical prototype in Autcharius, a follower of Carloman, Charlemagne’s younger brother, whose kingdom Charlemagne invaded in 771 after Carloman’s death. Although…
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…of these poems known as Geste de Doon de Mayence, which deals with the wars of the feudal barons against the emperor Charlemagne. The character of Ogier has a historical prototype in Autcharius, a follower of Carloman, Charlemagne’s younger brother, whose kingdom Charlemagne invaded in 771 after Carloman’s death. Although…
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